Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+), considered the greatest historian of Rome, decided one day to attend a horse race for a bit of ancient Roman entertainment....
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832), depicts Polyhymnia (also known as Polymnia), a Muse from ancient Greek mythology. Although the title...
Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+)
"All that tyrannical conquerors, and imitators of their brutalities, achieve is their own disrepute and their victims' renown."
From The Annals of...
Sun Tzu (sayings recorded between 6th-3rd century BCE)
"With an understanding of
Weakness and
Strength,
An army
Can strike
Like a millstone
Cast at an egg."
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War...
Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
Roman Emperor
"Think thyself fit and worthy to speak, or do anything that is according to nature, and let not the reproach, or...
